Out-of-Bounds Affecting lame package, versions <3.99.5-r6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-LAME-2843134
  • published27 Jul 2017
  • disclosed27 Jul 2017

Introduced: 27 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-9412  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 lame to version 3.99.5-r6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lame package and not the lame package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.

The unpack_read_samples function in frontend/get_audio.c in LAME 3.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted wav file.